She Became A Downfall Noble Lady
Chapter 447 - 445 It’s None of Our Business

Chapter 447: Chapter 445 It’s None of Our Business

Madam Yin immediately felt as if her head were as big as a fighting drum and said weakly, "It’s probably the Young Master from Grand Tutor Xing’s mansion." Then, hesitating, she rose to her feet, "I should still go and find your uncle. This time we are in the right, we shouldn’t fear them."

Ye Xinyan immediately rolled her eyes. What did she mean by ’this time we are in the right’? Did her mother imply that in all those past troublesome matters she was not in the right?

Well, that seemed about right.

Ye Xinyan pressed Madam Yin back down and persuaded her, "Mother, there’s no need to trouble Uncle. Since we are in the right, what is there to be afraid of?"

Ye Xinyan glanced at the water clock and suddenly remembered, with all the kids occupied in fighting, had they even eaten yet?

"Have you all been so busy fighting that you skipped lunch?" Ye Xinyan asked Qi Sanshun and the others.

Madam Yin also remembered that their account of the events began with lunch, "Oh my! We must hurry, what Shichen is it already? The children must be starving."

"No need, we ate before we came back," Qi Sanshun uttered another startling remark.

Ye Xinyan, pointing at them, exclaimed in astonishment, "What? You looked like this and you still ate at the restaurant before coming back?" It was unbelievable. With their bruised noses and swollen faces, and their clothes tattered and torn, they had actually sat in a restaurant to have a meal before returning.

Qi Sanshun said in surprise, "Yes, our dishes had just been served, and we had only taken a few bites, of course, we had to finish our meal before coming back. Otherwise, wouldn’t we be at a loss? Master Guan even called the server to reheat our food for a while. The proprietor and the server were very respectful to us."

Ye Xinyan widened her eyes, stunned for a moment, and then nodded her head in genuine agreement, "Mm, not bad, you masters are quite bold." Little did she know when she first heard they were fighting, she was scared half to death, yet it turned out they were perfectly fine.

And that Guan He, the lunatic, not only did he incite the children to fight, but after such a disheveled and pathetic aftermath, he had the audacity to continue feasting in the restaurant. Respectful proprietor and server? She reckoned their fearless bandit-like appearance must have scared the restaurant’s proprietor and server.

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Of course, Guan He wouldn’t take the children’s fight seriously. His own child hadn’t suffered, and the children from the other side hadn’t lost any arms or legs. Moreover, before coming to the capital, Jiang Yifan and Ye Xinyan had promised him that in case of trouble, Duke An’s Mansion would take care of it, let alone that there wasn’t any trouble yet.

Guan He might not take the fight between the Children of the Qi Family and the noble youngsters seriously, but Lian Gui didn’t dare to do the same.

Upon hearing the guards’ report—that the two boys from the Qi family, along with that young servant, had beaten several noble young masters led by Young Master Xing—Lian Gui’s feelings were indescribable. Though the Duke’s Mansion had been humiliated by the eldest daughter’s affairs over the past two years, there had been peace.

The occurrence of this incident clearly informed him, as well as the Aristocratic Clans of the capital, that the eldest daughter of the Duke’s Mansion had returned.

Who was it that said to the Duke that the eldest daughter had become steadier and more sensible now? Lian Gui put a hand to his forehead. It seemed to have been him who told the Duke. Could he retract those words?

Lian Gui took another look at the head guard. When he gave his account, his demeanor remained calm, but the helplessness in his eyes could not be concealed.

Lian Gui said helplessly, "It’s all right, you may go. Haven’t had your meal yet? See if there’s any leftover food in the kitchen, make do with that for now."

The guard opened his mouth but in the end did not mention that Master Guan had arranged for their meals, and the two boys were cheerfully eating after the fight before they came back.

After dismissing the guard, Lian Gui hurriedly reported the matter to Duke An.

Duke An was bending over a game of chess when he heard Lian Gui recount the events. He paused, deep in thought. It seemed that his granddaughter really did have quite a talent—could these bad habits be contagious? She managed to lead two children from the countryside to such brazen behavior.

Mm, he had to have a serious talk with his wife—the urgent matter for Hongyang was to give birth to a grandson for him, and to do it quickly while his granddaughter’s gutsy spirit was still present.

Duke An waved his hand at Lian Gui, saying lightly, "As long as the children of our mansion didn’t suffer, it’s fine. Alright, you may go now."

Lian Gui was startled. That was it? Although the young master of his household didn’t suffer much loss, the Young Master Xing and his friends seemed dissatisfied and insisted on seeking redress from Grand Tutor Xing.

Duke An, noticing that Lian Gui was silent, looked up at him and asked, "What is it? Is there still an issue?"

With a troubled expression, Lian Gui said, "The young masters mentioned they would seek their elders’ help, didn’t they? If they do come, should I... apologize to them on behalf of our household?"

After a moment’s thought, Duke An replied, "If they don’t come, let it be. But if they do, bring them to me."

Lian Gui quickly bowed in agreement and left the old master’s room.

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Guan He was not afraid of the matter escalating or of the others seeking him out. He took the children to eat before returning to Duke An’s Mansion.

No sooner had they left the restaurant than the people inside and outside started to gossip.

"Who is this young master, so arrogant that even after a fight, he doesn’t rush home but casually finishes his meal before leaving? Don’t they know that the group of young masters are led by Young Master Xing?" someone asked, watching the direction Guan He and the others were heading.

"Don’t know, they look unfamiliar to me," another person chimed in.

"Wrong, look at the guards’ attire; they must belong to Duke An’s Mansion."

"I’ve never heard about Duke An’s Mansion having such young children?"

"You weren’t there at the time, you wouldn’t know. Didn’t the group with Young Master Xing say that they were freeloading on the riches of Duke An’s Mansion? They’re probably some distant relatives of Duke An’s Mansion," someone who was at the restaurant at the time explained.

"So, even the distant relatives from Duke An’s Mansion are so arrogant? Truly following the example set by Miss Ye Xinyan of the Ye Family. You should know, back when Miss Ye Xinyan..."

Xing Zhonghe and his group of mischievous friends happened to be returning to the city from the outskirts at that time. They had visited Chongguang Temple to the south of the city, indulged in the vegetarian offerings there, and were leisurely riding their horses back. When they passed by the Pavilion of the Gathering of Sages, they noticed many people pointing and discussing something in a particular direction.

Xu Deng, who loved to join in on the excitement, immediately reined in his horse, looking surprised, and said, "What are these people talking about? It seems quite lively?"

Xing Zhonghe scoffed, "You’re just someone who can’t stand the world being peaceful. Why bother with what they’re saying? It’s none of our business; why waste the effort?"

Yang Hao looked at the pointing and gossiping crowd and became interested, "Why not go ask? Anyway, we’re idle, and there might be some excitement to watch."

Xu Deng was delighted. He leaned forward on his horse and clapped Yang Hao on the shoulder, saying, "That’s the spirit, brother! You’re truly in sync with me. I’ll have someone find out for you."

Yang Hao dodged repeatedly but couldn’t escape Xu Deng’s heavy pat, exclaiming, "What do you mean ’find out for me’? Clearly, it’s you who wants to join the commotion!"

"That was just a figure of speech, to ask or not was optional. Seeing your interest, brother, I decided to join in on the fun on your behalf."

As they laughed and chatted amongst themselves, Xu Deng’s attendant finished making inquiries and came back.

Eagerly, Xu Deng asked, "What were those people pointing and talking about?"

The attendant glanced at Xing Zhonghe, seemingly reluctant and evasive, replied, "Sir, from what I’ve found out, there were some children fighting a moment ago, and those children just left. Everyone is discussing that now."